Bouldin v. Bexar County Sheriff's Civil Service Commission

OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE; Justice.

Carl Bouldin, Sr. (hereinafter “Bouldin”) appeals from a trial court’s order dismissing his civil service suit for lack of jurisdiction. Finding that Bouldin’s suit was not timely filed pursuant to section 158.037(a) of the Texas Local Government Code, we affirm the trial court’s order of dismissal.

Facts

In 1995, Bouldin, a Bexar County Detention Officer, was terminated from the Bex-ar County Sheriffs Department for a family violence incident. In January 1997, the charge arising out of the incident was dismissed in county court due to insufficient…